Donald Trump loses appeal to block Scottish wind farms

Donald Trump dismissed the Scottish government as “foolish, small minded and parochial” after he lost a court case to stop offshore wind farms from being built close to his £1 billion golf resort in Scotland.

The U.K. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the U.S. business tycoon’s case against the Scottish government, which had approved the plan to build 11 wind farms located 3.5 kilometres from Trump’s resort.

The Trump Organization said it was an “extremely unfortunate” ruling and it would “continue to fight” the proposal, according to the BBC.

The Scottish government argued that the wind farms would boost the local economy and stimulate renewable energy use.

Trump got approval to build his luxury Trump Turnberry Resort in 2010, with golf courses, conference rooms and luxury lodging. He faced considerable opposition from locals and environmental campaigners before the project was rubber-stamped.

Until recently, he enjoyed the support of the Scottish government, with which he has kept close ties. Trump’s mother is Scottish and he has often commented on his Scottish roots. But a series of legal challenges against the government in the Scottish courts and then in the U.K. Supreme Court has soured the U.S. presidential candidate’s relationship with Scotland.